LymeNet Flash: Full Moon question

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Posted by LuluBelle (Member # 38865) on :

I know from reading on this site and from books that Lyme and parasites flare with the full moon. This results in symptom flares with the full moon.

I have tracked myself for quite awhile. I feel good during the full moon and like poop during the new moon.

Anyone else experience this ?

Anyone have an explanation for this ? Does this suggest a particular coinfection etc. ?

I am not a werewolf ! But I do enjoy the TV show Grimm.

Posted by VV (Member # 38828) on :

Yes, mine is reversed like yours.

I don't have an explanation for it.

Posted by nefferdun (Member # 20157) on :

Borellia has 28 cay cycles. Often that coincides with the full moons - but not always.

Posted by TNT (Member # 42349) on :

I have had flares with both. In Feb. I had a bad flare with new moon.

Last month's full moon was really bad. The horrendous pain started Oct. 14-just 4 days before full moon-and the only thing that got me through over the weekend was the wonderful ILADS conference streaming- it was a great distraction.

The pain has been worse ever since.

Posted by map1131 (Member # 2022) on :

Yes, sometimes I have a new moon and full moon effect. Sometimes one and not the other.

Some moons put me down literally to the couch. Other moons I can cover up their effects.

Now put me in a moon cycle and put a weather barometric change together and it's a hold on I'm going to be down, down down for a few days.

If I was able to work, I could tell my employer....don't schedule during this new moon or full moon days. If a storm system comes thru don't expect me to be here either.

Do you think anybody would hire a lyme loonie like me? [dizzy]

Pam

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

I always herxed on full moons. Yep.

Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :

Lately the new moons have been very bothersome for me also. Worse so than a full moon.

Add in the week I PMS, the week of my period, and pretty much the entire month is torture. Haha.

Posted by LuluBelle (Member # 38865) on :

Thanks VV for letting me know yours are reversed also.

nefferdun, you're probably right it is Lyme and for some reason the cycle is different.

Thanks also to the rest of you !

Anyone else have thoughts I would love to hear them.

Does not flaring with the full moon make it less likely I (and VV) have any particular bug (parasite/coinfection)?